noun
carnassial
Carnassial (noun) means a large, sharp tooth at the back of a meat-eating animal's jaw, used for cutting through flesh.
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A large, sharp tooth at the back of a meat-eating animal's jaw, used for cutting through flesh.
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Etymology
Formed from French carnass(ier) (“carnivorous”) plus -ial; carnassier itself goes back to Occitan carnassa, from carn + -assa (the feminine form of Occitan -às), from Latin carn- + -āceus.
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"carnassial" (noun) means a large, sharp tooth at the back of a meat-eating animal's jaw, used for cutting through flesh.
